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You’ve arrived at the newsletter intersection of shopping, motherhood, art, and fun! Curated with love and strong opinions every Wednesday for the past 6+ years.

Each flower here was shot on Kodak film :)

about alex

I’m Alex Sorensen Steele: artist, third-generation newsletter writer, and mother of four. I live in Manhattan Beach, CA with my husband Nate, who is a creative director for the NFL.

I’ve written hundreds of issues of Handpicked while my children nap, attend school, and/or run wild.

In 2010, I started making photos on film, and in fall 2024, I sunsetted my photography business. Now I paint a lot.

You can check out vintage issues of Handpicked here.

things i also am

Stay-at-home mom, intersectional feminist, bread baker, organist, multiple miscarrier, Latter-day Saint (Mormon), vegetarian, Trader Joe’s junkie, YouTuber (kind of), enormous know-it-all, Californian-turned-Midwesterner-turned-Californian, HSP.

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Alex Steele

@alexsteele

artist, mom of 4, wannabe personal shopper. can’t shut up about any of it. manhattan beach, ca. 🌸🪐🎨